Pocket clasp for pool tables



Supt; 23, 1930.

9- V. SMITH POCKET CLASP FOR POOL TABLES V .Filed March 10, 1928 I N VEN TOR.

' Patented Sept. 23,1930 l l i i N TATES PATENT OFFICE i oRPI-IA v. sMITn, or COLUMBUS, OHIO rooxnr oLAsr FOR Poor; TABLES Application filed March 10, 1923. Serial ml 260,761., 7 I a This invention relates toimprovein'entsin Referring more "particularly to the drawpockets for pool tahlesandrefers more parmg, the numeral 1 designates the rail of a .ticularly to the fastening means forholding pool table and 2 a pocketiron of the usual such pockets in place upon the pocket irons type which is of a semi-circular form and v Eat the corners and sides of the table. .has its ends secured to the sides or corners v Pockets ofthis kind are Ordinarily made of the table. a "from leather and'are usually fastened in Covering the semi-,circular'portion of the place upon the pocket iron covers by sewing iron 2 is a casing 3 formed ordinarily from the same theretobefore securing the irons leather and'has its meeting edges arranged .to theatable during ilts manufacture. It has I to form depending flaps 4 between which 6 I been found, however, that after a compara- 'the upper outer edge of the pocket member tively short time of use the pockets break "5 is adapted to be positioned. Arranged p i at the seams necessitating resewing the old within the upper end of the pocket 5 is a semi: pockets in place or =reneW1ng-thesam'e. :In circular shaped apron or shield 6, whi'ch has 'e1ther/event, it is necessary to remove the its upper'edge overlapped and sewed soasv6 "ironscjfromthe table which is a diflicult and to imbed therein a strip 7 formed from relaglaborious task. a J r l tively stifi material suchas fiber, cardboard t --Itis, therefore, an object of the present or thelike, Carried by ithe strip 7 is a plu- "invention to overcome these objections, by ralityfof fasteningv members 8, preferably t 9 provi'dingapool table pocket which can be formed from wire and having their ends pro-x5 readilyandrsecurely fastenediniplace upona truding through the'shield ,6 to form outw I the pocket 'iron without :the need of removwardly directed fingers 9 The outer ends of ingthe same from the table. these, fingersare turned rearwardly into aAnother objects-of the invention is tojconopen hook shaped extremitles'whlch extremstructa;'pocket fastening means and itspartities are bentupwardly and downwardly 'q' gpertinent thereto, so that thesame will be 'alternately and spacedequi'distantly apart 7 protected from the impactfofthe ballsby 21 approximately the full lengthof the curved gshieldjlocated withi'nthe, pocket. strip 7 and the shield fi. Spaced openings Another objectof the invention liesinthe, 11 are provided in the flaps' lat the upper pprovision'of-a pocket fastening m'eanslwhich edge of the pocket 5 for the reception of the 8 p v isll v'eryr novel initsflconstruction jan'dl; one fingers-9 which are of a length suflicient to which requires no special tools" to" adapt the permit the insertion of a bowediwire memj sametopool pocketsnowinuse.V I er 12 into thehooks- 10. The member 12 I 1' ith these and other objects -:in V has itsend portions formed to provide spring W i hf W l ppear as the description procoils 13 which terminate intoinwardly di-; ceed s,' the invention consists 1n the'nov'el 'fea t d xt i n 14 l l i 0f conslilluction, Collrlbillati.OHSv 0121916 I Formed with said extensions "are vertically fimen s an ag pa t e naf er offset portions 15and 16 which serveto retain toc'be fully describedvandpolnted 91113 11 the wire member 12 within the hooks 10 and 7': fll e lji l 5 g 1 v togetherwiththe spring coils/l3 tend to force A the wire 12 outwardl againstthe hooks 10 so etableipocket f orm ed' in'faccordance with the as topflllecgan W il p 2 33 fi g -Presentinvention, T i and n? upqinvt e i e i W 6 Figure 2"is a similarvviewgof the fasten- ,noted b s mg to su 29 t e mw g g et a'{f om pool table 1ng,'that the offset port on 15 underlies the ipocketr and p p a: T" p finger 9 whereas the port on 16 f1s arranged V Figure'f'3 is a 1 detailed'vertical sectional. 'abovethe g r, hu pmw h mm 12 V gi i tak thro gh th upper d f' th from becoming disengaged from v the ,end

' 1 Qk kQanddue to the alternately bent hooks 100.]

' accidental misplacement ofthe wire ber 121s prevented.

ing means for pool table pockets- It will be evident that by the arrangement of the fastening means hereinbefore set forth, the pocket is firmly clamped and held in place by the depending flaps of the pocket wire covering, thus preventing pullingv and tearing of the pocket away from thepocket iron. The shield6 projects downwardly into the pocket 5 and acts as a guard for the upper end there-,. of and preventsthe same from being battered by the balls which are shot into the pocket during the use ofthe table.

From the foregoing description taken [in connection with the accompanying drawing,

it will be seen that there'is provided a-fastensimple in its construction and by'which it is possible to renew'or replace the pockets or any part thereof tion eliminates the tedious task of disconnecting' the'pocket ironand resewing the pockets trated and described,

" 1. In a pool table,-the

in place, thus saving time'and expense in labor. 'The devicealso has'the advantage that it maybe used and installedin tables fdevicefor attachinglsaid pocket to said covering, saidfastening devlce comprising an covering and the upper edge of and a bowed wire ends provided with springlcoils which cause 1saidmember to "arcu'ate strip adapt'e'd tobe positioned in 'teriorly of said pocl'ret, a plurality of fingers having hook shaped extremities carried by said strip and arranged'to extend through openings provided therefor in the pocket iron I said pocket,

member positioned within said hook shaped extremities and having its exert: pressure against the meringand against the hook extremities.

2.;In a pool table, theco'mbination with-an in-g devicef'o'r attaching said pocket to said:

arcuate pocket iron and a ball pocket'therefor,

a covering for said pocket iron, of a fastencovering, said fastening device comprisingjan arcuate striptadapted jto positiohedqn- -,ter iorly of I .,.pocket, equidistantly spacedifingers carried.

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and at-the upper'edge of said hooks formed at theouter-ends of said fingers, the lower edge of-saidcover- J; ing and the uppenedgeof pocket belng provided with spacedv openings 'for thereception ofsaid fingers, and a single. wire. mem

3 her-entering allof said jhooks and having its: ends formed to provid spring coils v which betweensaid strlp ands'ai'd covering;

mem-Q' 'of said arcuate member,

hich is very for needed repair. The invencarried by saids r r,

ends forming I depending flaps,

5 1 a o l table, th arcuate pocket iron,

the combinationwith an 3. In a pool table, I

a ball pocket therefor arcuate pocket iron,

and a covering for said pocket iron having its meeting ends forming depending flaps, of a fastening device for securing said pocketto said flaps, said fastening device comprising an arcuate-member positioned on the inside of and at the upper edge of saidgpocket, said member having attached thereto a plurality of radially extending fingers spaced equidistantly apart and substantially the full length i said fingers being bent alternately to' provide rearwardly directed hooks,-:-the"upper edge of said pocket and said flaps being provided with openings edge of said pocket beto clamp the upper tween the flaps of I 4. Ina pool table, I arcuate pocket iron, aball pocket and: acov ering for said' iron including pair of depending flaps, of a device for retaining said pocket in connection with said iron, said device comprising an arcuate strip positioned for the reception of said fingers, and a resilis V c ent member occupying said hooks andserving said pocket iron covering the combination withanwithin said pocket adjacent i ts upper edge,- laterally and radially directed spaced fingers I the upper edge of said pocket andsaid flaps being formed wi h openings for the reception of said fingers, and a wire member occupy-Q ing the hooksl of sai member serving to "retain said fingers within their respective open ngs and exert ajclampmg action'on the upperedge of said pocket between sald flaps.

an arcuate pocket'iron,

I a ball pocket and a covering for said iron:

having its meeting of a pocket securing device including an arcuatestrip located interiorly ofsaid bent upwardly "and being formed with "spaced openings through which said I fingers extend, a" wire member adapted to me ansformed with the outervber within said hooks.

I I a ball pocket and a covering'for saidironincludinga"pair of depend-Q ing flaps, of'a pocket securingfdevice v-including an arc'uate strip arranged-within] said spaced'hook 1 pocket adjacent its upper edg I said fingershaving their 7 outer ends bent into hook shaped extremities,

d fingersand'locate'd ere teriorly of said pocket and flaps, said wire occupy; said hooks and-prevent their withdrawal; from said openings, and

ends of said wi're; member? to resiliently retain jsaid: wire-meme 12 combination with an].

5. In a pool mug as; assumes j pocket, spaced outwardly directed fingers of j equal length car-E? fried by said strip,rearwardly directed hooks formed at-the outer ends of said-fingers iand e downwardly alternately;

the flaps and the upperedgejof saidipojckets shaped fingers carriedby 'saidfstrip and adapted to belreceive 'vided therefor in the upper e a warm Openings s. c,

dge' said entering said pocket.

7 pocket and saidfiaps, an arcuately shagled wire member occupying said hooks and 'sposed exteriorly of said pocket, said wire member serving to lock said fingers in place 5 and hold saidpocket in a clamped relation between said flaps, and a shield carried by said arcuate strip positioned within the pocket and serving to protect the upper edge of the latter from injury caused by the balls, 7. A pool table pocketinoluding a pocket iron, a covering for said iron formed to coin prise a pair of depending flaps, a pocket, proper havin'g its upperedge insertlble between 5 sald flaps, sa d flaps and edge being formed 2 sa d stripand arranged to extend-through wardly to act as springs to force said wire shield forming a covering for said strip.

teriorly of said pocket, a plurality of fingers havinghook shaped extremities carried by said openings, a bowed wire member ar ranged exteriorly of said pocket and positioned within said hook shaped extremities, o the ends of said wire member being bent in- 7 member outwardly against said hook extremities, and a shield carried by said stripand 'extending downwardly into said pocket, said ORPHA v. SMITH. 

